Cuff-press.



W. BARTHLOMB @UPF PRESS.

APPLlOA'rloH FILED sum'. 2n, 1911.

y1,05469. Patented Feb. 25, 1913..

2 SHEETS* SHEET 1 3 n vanto@ l 6mm,

W. BARTHOLOMEW.

CUF? PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1911.

Patented 15811.25, 1913.

` 40' by the appended claims.

UNITED s'inrasiiranr espion.

WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNB T TROY LAUNDRY MACHINERY COMPANY, LIMITED, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF new Yoan.

CUFF-PBESS.

Specification o! Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM BAn'rHoLo- Maw, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook,State of Illinois, havejnvented certain new and useful Im rovements in' Cuff-Presses, of which the fo owin Iis a specification, reference I `being had t erein to the accompanying drawin useful improvements in cuil presses, the object being ta. improve the general construction-of c ui presses and to provide means for limiting theeoutwardV movement of the oods slpport, said means being capable of eing a justed `in order to holdthe goods support 1n' the desired position to receive the goods to be pressed.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a press in which the ivots or movable 'joints of the steam and ex aust ipes are in substantially thc seme horizontal plane with the fulcrum of the goods supporting rod whereby the 'movements of the goints are decreased, thereby increasing the ife of the same andI overcomin the dilliculties now existing with leaky oints by placing the same below the goods support to prevent any leakage upon the same.

A' tui-'ther object of the invention is to provide a press with steam` and exhaust connections so arranged that they are out of the way of the operator and at the same time are placed.I in such position that they may be accessible 'for the purpose of repairing or ad'usting the same.

Other and urther kobjects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set 'forth'and the novel features thereof delined In the drawings-Figure 1 is a front ele! vation of my improved cuff press; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the. saxne;-Fig. 3 is a derod bearing showing the arrangement of the stops for limiting the outwardA and inward movement of thesanie; Fig. 4 is a Sitka-elevation;` and Fig. `5 is a transverse vertical section through the supporting rod showing the position of the bearing and Stolpe.

ike numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, .1 have/showna double press in order to permit an alternating tail vertical section through the supportingpressing operation of the pressing members' and as the pressing' and operating mechanisms are exactly alike, a description of one will be sufficient fol-both. The press comprises a base 1 having a standard 2 rovided 60 with pressing heads 3 having t' e usual form of steam `chests and hot shoes 4.

Extending outwardly from the standard I i 2 is a bracket arm 5 in lwhich is fixed a l 10 This invention relates to certain new and shaft 6 by set-screws as clearly shown', and 65 upon which are mounted the bearing members 7 whichy are held in their proper positions thereon by collars 8, said bearing' members being provided with vertical bearings 9 in which are mounted to reciprocate 70 the supporting rods 10 having collars 11 adapted to cofact with yielding stops 12. The upper' ends ofthe rods'lO are threaded as shown at 13 upon which are mounted sleeves 14 having oppositely disposed arms 75 15 upon which are mounted base portions 16 o goods supports'l'? which are provided with steam chests and padded shoes 18 said supports conforming in shape to the heads 3. The sleeves 14 are ad'usted upon the 80 supporting rods 10 by a justing nuts 19 and the goods supports are secured to the oppositely disposed arms by bolts 20 which facilitates the centering of the supports in order to cause the same to engage the pressing heads in such amanner as to prevent the y goods carried thereby from being wrinkled. By this construction the goods supports maybe easily and quickl removed from the sup orting rods in o` er .to Ie- 00 place the pa ded shoes or to repair the same. The goods supports are provided with suitable handles 21 in order to allow the same to he Vdrawn outwardly into the position as shown by dotted lines in. Fig. 95 2 or to Abe forced -inwardly into vertical aliiiement 'with the -puessin heads. The bearing members 7 are'provi ed with opposite1y-disposed lugs 22 at each end, the inner lugs of each bearing member being adapted to cofact with the oppositely disposed stops .23 and 24 carried by a sleeve 25 which is fixed on the shaft G and said stops are provided with stop-screws 26 which are cngagedby the lugs 22 in order to limit the outward and inward movement of the pods supports and it will beseen that b a )usting the screws, the movement of t e goods support may be regulated. This construction enables the press to be adjusted V1n 1w order to obtain a true lvertical alinement of the goods support in respect to the pressing head in order to prevent thel goods thereon from being creased or wrinkled when the press is in operation. ln my former Patent No. 1,021,231',

.lilarch 2G, 1912, the swinging movement of Yis to move inwardly.

ahe ,steam connections.

The supportingrods 1() are provided with yielding connections Q7 at. their lower ends 'for connecting the same to-the respective operating treadles QS of a treadle mechanism as shown in my'former Patent No. 959,721, granted to lne March 2Q, 1910, said mechanism having, the usual releasing treadles and 531 'by means of which the treadles Q8 are thrown out of operation in order to allow the goods supports to drop and swing` outwardly,

ln order to improve upon the construet-ion of steam connections for the steam chests of the head and goods support, as shown in my Patent Xo. 932,721, I provide a main steam suppl)v pipe 32 which has branch 33 extending to tlv` steam chest of the head which has an exhaustI branch pipe 514 extending' therelrom having a connection at, its lower end with the main exhaust pipe The main .steam supplvv pipe 32 is provided with a movable or pivot joint SG hav-v ing' a branch 'T which is` connected to an exhaust pipe 3S hv a movable or pivot joint ft), said pipe 3S having a connection at its lipper end with the. steam che-:t olf the le'oods apport` llxtending trom the steam Chest o't' the goods support is an exhaust pipe 410 which has a connection with a branch pipe Yll by a movable or pivot joint 42, said branch "pipe 4l having a movable or pivot joint connection lf3 with the main exhaust-l pifpe 35. lt will he seen thatthe movable joints connecting the exhaust pipe and stea 1n pipe to the. movable `goods"support are arranged in sl1l stantially the same horizontal plane with the t'ulcrum of the `goods supporting -rod whereby the swinging movements of the joints are greatly decreased and at. the same time a 'tree movement is obtained which allows the `goods support to travel in its different n'ioveinents without heine; retarded to any extent by lt. will also be seen that the'inovable joints are placed below the pressing head and goods support and in such positionsiin respect to the press-that it any leakage occurs, no damage to the press or goods being pressed results.

an oscillating and reciprocating supporting rod 'for supporting;` the goods support. in which the movement ot' the same is limited by stopstor obtaining true alinement and the desired position in which the goods support is to be. held to receive the goods to be pressed. lt will also be seen that the steam and exhaust connections are so formed that the `foods supports swing into;`

and out ot alinementwith the pressing` huid in such a manner that.A they can be quicklyv operated bythe treadle mechanism, the movable joints of the connections vallowing the goods `supports free movement.

.Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent is- ,1. ln a. cuff press, the combinationiwith a pressing head, of a pivotally mounted bearing, a member mounted to' reciprocate in said bearing, and stops adapted to be en gaged vby said ,bearing for limiting the movement ot the-bearing.

Q. ln a cutl:1 'pressa standard,.a pressing head thereon, a bracket carried by said standard, a shaft mount-ed in said bracket,

a bearing mounted on said shaft, a reciprocating member mounted in said bearing, 0ppositely disposed lugs carried by said bearing` anda sleeve fixed on said shaft having oppositely ydisposed stopsl izo-acting with the lugs of said bearing.

3. In a culi1 press, a standard, a pressing head thereon, a bracket extending from said standanl, a shaft fixed in said bracket, a bearing pivotally mounted upon Said shaft having oppositely disposed lugs, saidbean ing` being provided with a vertical bearing, a reciprocating member mounted in said vert-ical bearing, a goods support adjustably mounted on said reciprocating member, and a sleeve fixed on said shat't having oppositely disposed stops carrying adjustable stop screws adapted to eo-aet with the lugs of said bearing,

4. ln a cult press, the combination with a standard provided with afpressing head, of a bracket extending' from said standard, a shaft fixed upon said bracket, a bearing pivotally mounted upon said shaft, a reciprocating member mounted in said bearing, a goods support adjustably mounted upon said reciprocating member,.a treadle mechanisi-n tor operating said member, and means 't'or limit-ing the swinging movement of Said hearinfr. i

In a cut press, the combination with n, standard provided with a 'pressing head, of a shaft carried by said standard, i1 bearing pivotally mounted upon saidshnft, a reciprocating member mounted in said bearing', n goods support carried by said reciprocating member, -a treadle mechanism for opgrating said reciprocatin member, and

stops carried by said sha t adapted to be engaged bysaid 'bearing for limiting the pivotal movement of thebearing.

6. In a cu rees, the combination with a standard provided with a pressing head, of a pivotally mounted bearing, a reciprocating member movably mounted in said bearing,

a goods support carried by theupper end'- of said member, stops arranged to co-act with said pivotally mounted bearing for limiting the movement thereof, and .a treadle mechanism havingn yielding connection with the lower end of said member for opernting'the same.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW.

Witnesses J. HOEBMANN,

WM. KROGMAN. 

